Sons of Discord Preview #1 · 3:52am Jan 28th, 2016
"Got some water?" I asked.
Scoots reached towards the front seats and grabbed a soda drink we had gotten from a gas station earlier. I quickly drank not because I was thirsty, but because my throat was painfully parched. After a few swallows, my voice had come back to full strength.
"We messed up didn't we? I mean, how did they know we were coming?" I said.
"That's what I'm tryin' to figure out," Vinyl spoke as she made a hard left turn. "Bastards usually never know where we are. I guess they hacked into a network or something."
"They didn't chase us neither," Scoots followed. "We're close to the hideout now and no Ahuizotl goons came after us. The police probably will be suspicious though." She turned to Vinyl. "But that's why you're driving, right? Ya gotta make us look like we're not being chased, right?"
"Shut it!" Vinyl snapped. "I'm not going that fast."
She made another tight turn, making slide me in my seat. I was thankful they had put the seatbelt on me as I would have already fallen out otherwise. I rubbed my head as the memories started to slowly crawl back in. I knew my name and I knew the two women in the van, but I had to force myself to remember anything more. Why were we fighting the Templar? Why was I involved? I ran a hand through my thick black and grey hair. It was going to be a long day...
"We are the Sons of Discord," I forced myself to speak. "We are the new Assassins. There is no Creed, no special tenets to follow. Uhh...Discord is our leader. He is the Bearer of Chaos..."
"And you're the youngest here," Scoots helped. "Because Vinyl and I are immortal. See? Ya starting to remember!"
"And the Templar want Absolute Order, we want...we want..."
"Chaos!" Scoots excitedly finished for me. "We make sure the world never stops moving. Ever since Vinyl and Discord found us 500 years ago, we've been helping the world turn on and on. You are the newest member to one of the oldest conspiracy teams in existence!"
"Because I know about the Elements," I concluded.
"Yup!" she clapped. "I can see the berserk juice's effects are wearing off." She snapped her finger. "Oh! I almost forgot to give you back your phone. I took it when ya yet crazy."
She reached in her pocket and handed me a slender smartphone. Yes, this was my biggest weapon. The Sons of Discord were not like the Assassins of old, they didn't use smoke or daggers, but hacking and guns. This was my most vital tool to survival. The world I lived in was all connected. Computers, cameras, power lines, telephones, traffic lights, everything. This phone was my hacking device. It was specially designed and programmed to hack into just about anything. I could take any private information if I wanted to. I could turn a city block off with a touch of a button. I could ruin anyone's life without even breaking a sweat. I thought I held ultimate power when I used the Elements of Harmony, but that was until they gave me this innocent looking but devilish device.
"Thanks," I simply said when she handed it to me.
Agrhhhhhh! When will this story be coming out? Now I am concerned about Yearling because she is clearly on some sort of drugs. Now who tipped the Templars off, Celestia perhaps?
3717519 Probably in Feb. I'm putting this story on par with Brotherhood as my top writing priorities.
Oh yeah, drug use, both good and bad, are going to much more common in this story. Since the Sons of Discord are mainly social outcasts, it's gonna be pretty different than what I'm used to writing.
However, that shouldn't stop me! Writing about different things should improve my overall writing, right? So I look to a modern/humanized story as a challenge.
Also, this will be my first sequel, so I hope if any wandering newcomers come long that they could pick up from here. (though I doubt that).
MORE HYPE!
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If in the description you state that reading Harmony's Creed (with a line to the correct story) is not necessary but recommend you should be good.nyou will probably have enough introspective going on so new readers will be up speed. Plus your long time readers will help answer questions in the comments.
Just glad to know it is not happening this weekend as I will be without reliable internet service till Monday.
3717567 Oh, no Internet sucks,
Yeah the first chapter is actually going to be a whole "previously on" segment. I based it on the very beginning of AC3. I hope that will be enough to get everyone up to speed.
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I will have internet but it will be at a hotel during a major convention. So it will be very slow for my tablet and broader line unusable.
Why can't I like blog posts...
3718035 Should we go demand that from the mods?
3718070 probably, but I'm too lazy...
all aboard the hype train
Toot Toot
3718370 Hm...trains...
wonder if they ever get in there?
Well, since Manehatten has overhead trains in the show, then yes, trains will be a thing.